Video: New uses for Christmas garland

Christmas garland is traditionally used to cover a fireplace mantel or to hang over a door or window. But who says you can't use garland in less traditional ways?

In the video, you'll see how to decorate a basic pole lamp. But there are other things you can do with garland that will dress your nest.

• Drape garland around your Christmas buffet table like you would fresh greenery.
• Use suction cup hooks and drape your bathroom mirror.
• Hand garland around your framed artwork.
• Cut pieces of garland and use it to encircle your charger plates on your dining room table.
• If you don't have a mantel, hang garland along the top of a wall unit or bookcase.
• Weave garland around your chandelier and wrap it around the chandelier's chain.
• Scallop and pin garland to your tablecloth's edge.
• Wind garland around a wreath form.
• Use garland to form a Christmas tree outline on your door.
• Swag it from your curtain rods.
• Use it to create a table runner down the center of your dining table. Tuck in ornaments and battery-operated candles for a charming display.
  
• Wrap it around staircase banisters.
  
• Use garland instead of ribbons to decorate packages.
  

You can buy plain garland at discount stores and dollar stores like Dollar Tree and then embellish it with ornaments, flowers, ribbons, bows, twinkle lights and so forth.

It's an easy and fast way to turn your house into a holiday home.

Merry Christmas!

Photo - Flickr.com/Wyscan



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